Chilli powder, Storage : Cool And Dry Place

Chili powder is hot and is used all around the world to spice up food and stimulate taste buds; it is also used to give special color and aroma to cuisines. Chili or chili pepper is native to central america and is used in mexican cuisines since centuries. Chili plant is perennial small shrub that grows up to a meter height, it bears white flowers and its fruits can be fleshy, mild, mexican bell peppers or finger like green in color commonly grown all over india. Fruit is either plucked when green or is allowed to dry, it is either used fresh as green chili or is dried and grounded to make powder. When dried, green chili turns into red, however chili is found in many attractive colors like yellow, mustard and black.